JEDDAH: The Governorate of Makkah region, in cooperation with King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), plans to launch a project to qualify, train and employ 10,000 young male and female university graduates in small towns in the region before the end of 2020, in coordination with more than 200 companies and institutions in those towns.
The project aims to raise the level of qualification and training for young people of the region and to reduce the level of unemployment, as well as raise their economic standards and reduce their migration to larger cities, thus contributing to the development of the community.
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said that universities and companies need to go beyond the local environment and reach the surrounding community by having an effective contribution to development.
He instructed the universities and their branches, and companies in the region to train and qualify graduates of these universities in accordance with the requirements of the labor market, and that both universities and companies should cooperate to provide employment opportunities for them.
Prince Khaled reviewed the achievements of the cooperation between the Makkah governorate and KAEC in the training and employment of young men and women.
New project to reduce youth unemployment in KSA’s small towns
New project to reduce youth unemployment in KSA’s small towns
- The project aims to raise the level of qualification and training for young people of the region
- Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said that universities and companies need to go beyond the local environment
Saudi Arabia welcomes ceasefire agreement between Syrian Democratic Forces and Syria state
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has welcomed an agreement between the Syrian state and Syrian Democratic Forces.
In a foreign ministry statement early on Monday, the Kingdom said it had welcomed an deal between Damascus and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces that was announced by the Syrian government on Sunday.
The agreement entails merging all SDF forces into the defense and interior ministries and means that Kurdish forces will redeploy to east of the Euphrates river.
The 14-point deal would also see the immediate administrative and military handover of Deir Ezzor and Raqqa governorates.
The Syrian state would regain control of all border crossings, oil fields, and gas fields in the region, with protection secured by regular forces to ensure the return of resources to the Syrian government, while considering the special case of Kurdish areas, the state news agency SANA reported.
The ceasefire comes after intense fighting between the SDF and government troops in Aleppo. But SDF troops have now pulled back from there and the Syrian army now controls most areas east of Aleppo.
The Saudi foreign ministry statement also thanked the US for the agreement. Washington is believed to have supported brokering the ceasefire between allies SDF and the Syrian government, who they have also backed diplomatically since the fall of long-time dictator Bashar Assad.
The Syrian state announced on Friday a raft of new directives to recognize Syrian Kurds, including making their language official and bolstering other rights for the minority group.
